cahow petrel

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• Pétrel — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Pétrel » s applique en français à plusieurs taxons distincts. Pétrel …   Wikipédia en Français

• cahow — [kə hou′] n. a nearly extinct, dark colored petrel (Pterodroma cahow) of Bermuda …   English World dictionary

• Pétrel des Bermudes — Pterodroma c …   Wikipédia en Français

• petrel — /pe treuhl/, n. any of numerous tube nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae. Cf. storm petrel, diving petrel. [1670 80; earlier pitteral, of uncert. orig.; perh. altered by assoc. with St. Peter (who… …   Universalium

• Petrel — This article is about the petrel seabirds. For other uses, see petrel (disambiguation). The flammable liquid is correctly spelt petrol.Petrels are tube nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. The common name does not indicate… …   Wikipedia

• cahow — /keuh how /, n. a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda, until recently thought to have become extinct. Also called Bermuda petrel. [1605 15; imit.] * * * …   Universalium

• pétrel des Bermudes — bermudinis audrašauklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pterodroma cahow angl. Bermuda petrel vok. Bermudasturmvogel, m rus. бермудский тайфунник, m pranc. pétrel des Bermudes, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – trumpasnapiai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

• cahow — noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1615 a dark colored petrel (Pterodroma cahow) formerly abundant in Bermuda but now nearly extinct …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cahow — noun An endangered burrowing, nocturnal bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel …   Wiktionary

• cahow — ca•how [[t]kəˈhaʊ[/t]] n. orn a rare petrel, Pterodroma cahow, of islets off Bermuda • Etymology: 1605–15; imit …   From formal English to slang

• Bermuda petrel — cahow. * * * …   Universalium